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H. G. CORDLEY AND G. R. LONG.

LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE.

j APPLlCVATlDN FILED MAY 8. l9l9. 1,326,253.` Patented Dee. 30,1919.

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HENRY e. coRDLEY, oE GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, AND GEORGE R. LONG, 0E WATER- BRY, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNoRs To co'RDLEY & HAYES, oF 'CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

LIoUID-nIsEENsING DEVICE.

' To all it may concern:

tion, reference being had-to the accompanyin drawings, forming a part hereof.

ur invention relates to liquid dispensing devices and has for its object to provide a liquids, such as liquid dispensing device adapted to dispense grapev juice and the like, from the original @bottle or container, in

measured quantity, "-,which `will be simplein construction, 'certain in operation, easily taken -apart for cleaning or shipment and neat and attractive inappearance.

With these .and other objects hereinafter explained in view, our invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the. claims.

, Referring `,to the drawings.'Figure'1 is a vertical central sectional view of a'complete dispensing device embodying our invention;

Fig; 2 is a front elevation lof the'dispensing' device; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the support-ing means; Fig. 4ais a vertical sectional view o form of top for the measuring chamber.

In the-drawings 1 indicates a containerJ open at its 'upper end adapted to receive the `inverted bottle 2. 3 indicates a measuring chamber arranged in front of the container 2 and preferably formed in one .piece with it.

The container 1 and measuring chamber are referably` arranged on a common base 4,`

aving an annular. recess 5 in its lower face near its periphery, to receive a kring 6 carrying depending legs 7 to form the supporting. means, for the device.

ln its central part the lower face ofthe base 4 is flat as shown at 8 with openings 9 and 10 through it communicating respectively with the container 1 land the measuring chamber 3, and the base'is provided on its lower face between the fiat face 8 and 'the annular recess 5 with outwardly projecty ing slotted lugs 12.

a modified form of piston and Fig.L 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 30, 1919, VAppIlcaticnlecl May 8, 1919. Serial No. 295,663. i

To 'the lower face of the base is secured a valve carrier 13. This valve carrier has a disk 14 with its upper-face flat to fit against the flat face 8 of the base and this disk is provided in its periphery with bolts 15 adapted to t the slots of the lugs 12, having heads.16 on their upper ends adapted to engage the upper faces of the lugs and thumb nuts 17 on their lower ends bearing against the lower face of the disk. Below the disk 14 is a cylindrical, preferably tapered, opening or chamber 18 to receive the rotary valve 19 which is provided with a stem 20 having at its outer end va handle 21. On the end opposite thatfrom which the stem 20 projects,'the valve is provided @Vith a short stem 22 having an abutment at its outer end between which andthe valve casing is a spring 23' fo'r holding the valve snugly in place in its seat. Through the disk 14 are formed openings 25 and 26 communicating Arespectively with the openings 9 and 10 of the base 4, and on its front below the disk NEW YORK, N. Y., A

14 the valve carrier is provided with aspout 27 communicating with the valvechamber 18.

The valve 19 is provided with a single port or opening 28 of such extent that when the valve is -in the position shown in Fig., 1 it will connect openings 25 and 26- and thus permit liquid to flow from the container lto the measuring chamber 3, and when tui-ned to its other position will connect the opening 26 with theopening in spout 27.

In the measuring` chamber which is preferably cylindrical, is a piston 30 having a hollow stem 31 extending upward through a suitable opening in the 4cover 32 of the measuringchamber. At its upper end the stemy is provided with an outwardly open- .ingvalve 33 havinga stem 34 extending upward and provided with a cap 35 movable on the stem and provided with spring 36 by which the cap is kept normally raisedto keep valve 33 in open position. The valve stem 31 is preferably suitably marked to -show the position of the piston'and consequently the capacity ofthe measuring chamber.

The measuring chamber and container are so constructed that the lower face of 'the piston 30 when at the upper limit of its movement is substantially on a level with the mouth of tbe inverted bottle 2 so that i when the liquid flowing from the container l into the measuring chamber reaches the piston it will at the same time be at the level .of the bottle mouth and thus cut off the low by preventing the admission of air to the bottle. .By pressing dow-n on the cap the escape of air from the measuring chamber may be stopped with the effect of stopping the inflow of liquid from the container. The piston may be moved to any desired position in the measuring chamber to determine the amount of liquid to be drawn at a time.

lIn Fig. 4 we have shown a modified form of the `piston forA the measuring chamber. In the construction here shown the piston is provided below the end of the hollow stem 3l with a chamber 36 'from which a passage 37 leads directly downward and two passages 38 and 39 lead outward and downward to near the periphery of the lower end -of the piston. The purpose of this construction is to prevent liquid from being forced upward in the hollow stem by air escaping from the measuring chamber. It sometimes happens with the construction shown in Fig. l that a small quantity of liquid gets into the lower end of the hollow Lstem and remains there and on subsequent operation, and particularly if the piston is moved downward in changing the` capacity of the measuring chamber, the air escaping from the measuring chamber forces this liquid up through the stem to spurt out at the top.

In the construction shown in Figall the chamber 36 receives any liquid which would otherwise get into the hollow tube and can vdrain out freely and should any liquid remain in the chamber the air escaping from the measuring chamber in subsequent operation yor as the piston is pushed downward, enters the side passages -38 and 39, as well as the vertical passage 37, and tends to blow across-the liquid, if any, in chamber 36 and does not tend to carry it up the hollow stem. These passages 37, 38 and 39 are straight passages rea ily cleansed.

lIn Fig. 5 we have shown a construction for the top of a measuring chamber of ixed' capacity. In this construction the top 32 is provided with a simple cap 4:0 having a side opening 41 for escape of air.

The u per portion of the device may be readily hfted from the ring 6 and the parts thus separated for shipment or for 'other .purposes When the upper portion is thus removed from thev base, the valve carrier may be readily removed and the parts cleansed if desired.

The legs 7 are adapted to rest on a counter or shelf and in use the bottle of grape juice or other liquid to be dispensed is opened and inverted in the container 2, and at once liquid flows from it until the level of the liquid' reaches and seals the bottle mouth.

By turnin v the valve 19 to the position shown in ig. l the liquid will flow fromv the container into the measuring chamber until it ills it up to the piston-30. By then turning the.valve to its other position the liquid will flow from the measuring chamber through spout Q7 into a glass or other receptacle.

Havingthus described our invention what we claim is: f

1. In a liquid dispensing device, a container adapted to receive and support an inf verted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, a common base for the container and measuring chamber, and means carried by the base for conv trolling the flow of liquid from the container r to the measuringk chamber.

2. In a liquid dispensing device, a container adapted to receive and support an inverted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, a common base for the container and measuring chamber, means carried by the base for controlling the flow of liquid from the container to ing chamber connected t erewith, a common base for the container and measuring chamber, means lcarried by the base for controlling the flow of liquid from the containerto the measurin chamber, and a piston in the measuring c amber movable therein to regulate its capacity having a hollow'upwardly extending stem.

, 4. In a liquid dispensing device, a container adapted to receive and support .an inverted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, means carried by the base for controlling the flow of liquid from the container to the measuring chamber, and a piston in the measuring chamber movable therein to regulate its capacity having a hollow upwardly extending stem 1provided at its upper end with an outward y opening valve.

5. In a liquid dispensing device, a container adapted to receive and support an inverted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, a common base for the container and measuring chamber, means carried by the base for controlling the flow of liquid from the container to the measuring chamber, and a piston. in the measuring chamber movable therein to regulate its capacity having a hollow upwardly extending stem provided at its upper end with an outwardly opening valve, and means for closing the valve.

6. In a liquid dispensing device, a 'container adapted to receive and support an inver-ted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, a common base for the container and measurin cham# ber, having its lower face Hat, a va ve carrier havingits upper face adapted to t the lower face of the base, and means for delt)achably securing the valve carrier tothe ase.

7. In a liquid dispensing device, a container adapted to receive andsupport an inverted bottle, a vertically arranged measuring chamber connected therewith, a common base for the container and measurin chamber, having its lower face flat, a va ve carin an opening for entrance of liquid from be ow, and a piston movable in said chaming an opening for entrance of liquid from below, and a piston movable infsaid chamber having an upwardly extending hollow stem, Athe piston being provided below the lower end of the stem with a chamber and inclined passages leadingi to said chamber from near the periphery or' the lower Iface of the piston.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures this second day of May, 1919.

v HENRY G. CORDLEY. GEORGE R. LONG. 

